Water-motor.



No. 697,547. PatentedApr. l5, I902.

N. SCHMIDT.

WATER moms (Application filed June 22, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NIOOLAUS SCHMIDT, OF MILWAUKEE, \VISGONSIN.

WATER- OTOR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 697,547, dated April 15, 1902.

Application filed June 22, 1901.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NIcoLAUs SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in W'ater-Motors, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an inexpensive and efficient water motor adapted to be quickly and easily attached to an ordinary kitchen-faucet and driven by city water-pressure, the same being especially adapted to be used for driving a small emerywheel, a buffer, or rotary polishing-brushes, and other similar implements for domestic purposes.

My invention pertains to the construction of the motor-wheel, the inclosing case, and means for securing the case to a faucet, and the same is further explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side view. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section drawn on line 0c 00 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 represents a horizontal section drawn on line y y of Fig. 2.

Like parts are identified by the same reference-letter throughout the several views.

A is a motor-wheel.

B is a wheel-supporting shaft. B has journal-bearings C O in the respective sides of the case D. The lower end-of the case D is inclosed with a perforated plate E, I

the object of which is to prevent the water from spattering as it is discharged from the case.

The wheel A consists of two vertical side plates F F and an annular series of buckets G, which are secured at their sides to the inner walls of the respective plates F, as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

The couplingfor connecting the case D with the faucet W consists of the elastic connecting-sleeve H, which is attached to or formed integrally with the case D, horizontal partition I, provided with a central aperture J for the reception of the discharge-nozzle K, which is secured therein, elastic collar L, and clam ping-bracket'M. The respective sides of the clamping bracket or band M are secured together by the clamping-bolts N N and clamping-nuts O O. The clamping bracket or band M is preferably formed of a single piece, as

The shaft Serial No. 65,551. (No model.)

indicated in Fig. 3, the respective sides of which are drawn toward each other and clamped around the sleeve H when securing the same to a faucet by turning down the hand-nuts 0. It will be understood that by this construction the rubber sleey e L will when Water is turned on be expanded by water-pressure against the inner walls of the faucet, and thereby a tight joint will be formed, which will prevent the water from escaping through such connections.

To facilitate in opening the case D as may be desired to reach or repair the wheel, the respective sides are provided with outwardlyprojecting flanges P P, which are held together by the U-shaped clamping-pieces RR, as shown in Fig. 3.

S represents an emery-wheel, and T a retary brush, which are secured to the shaftB in the ordinary manner.

It will of course be understood that a pulley or band-wheel may, if desired, be'substituted for the brush or emery-wheel for driving light machinery and also that said motor is controlled entirely by opening and closing the faucet W.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A water motor, comprising a motorwheel; an inclosin g case; a wheel-supporting shaft having journal-bearings in the walls of said case; a discharge-nozzle having its discharge end in close proximity to the buckets of said wheel; a coupling, comprising an exterior elastic sleeve adapted to be clamped to the exterior walls of the faucet; an interior elastic sleeve, or packing, adapted to beforced outwardly by the water pressure, against the interior wall of said faucet; and an elastic clamping-band for clamping said exterior sleeve to the faucet, as set forth.

2. The combination of amotor-wheelA; an inclosin g case comprising two separable parts, provided with outwardly-projecting flanges P, and clam ping-piecesR fitted to said clamping-flanges; a wheel-supporting shaft B havin g j ournal-bearings in the walls of said case; a perforated bottom piece E, inclosing the lower end of said case; a discharge-nozzle K; and means for connecting said case to the faucet, substantially as set forth.

3. In a Water-motor; the combination with against theinteriorwallof the faucet; aflexi- :IrwIater-gheel A, clonlprising EAgO sliid ca liltes l)le cla igpipg-band %\)I; and mealns {car selclur- P an an annu ar series 0 nc e e ,semg sai c amplngan aroun sin 00 ar, cured at their sides to said ertical plates; a I substantially as and for the purpose specified. I5 5 supporting-shaft B; and inelosing case D, l I In testimony whereof laifix my signature said shaft B having ournal-bearings 1n the 1n the presence of two witnesses. walls of said case a discharge-nozzle K; NIGOLAUS SCHMIDT. means for suspending said case from a fau- I r I l l Vitnesses:

JAs. B. ERWIN, O. L. Benson.

cet, comprising a flexible metallic collar H IO secured to the exterior wall of the faucet; an interior rubber collar L, having bearings 

